Red Dead Redemption 2 scheduled for October 26 launch

That’s a little later than originally mooted, and Rockstar acknowledged as much in an official statement, saying: “We apologize to everyone disappointed by this delay. While we had hoped to have the game out sooner, we require a little extra time for polish.”

Rockstar Games still hasn’t shown the second instalment of the epic Western-themed open-world action-adventure game to anyone, but the release date announcement did at least come with some new screenshots which suggest it will look absolutely lush. As yet, the company has only stated that it will available for PS4 and Xbox One: if GTA V is a reliable yardstick, the PC version of the game is likely to arrive much later than its console siblings.

This year’s E3 Show in Los Angeles in June is likely to provide our first opportunity to see Red Dead Redemption 2 in action: naturally, we will share everything we learn about the game in the build-up to its launch with you.

Steve Boxer has been writing about videogames since the early 1990s. His first console was an Atari VCS, and he misspent most of his youth in the 1980s in the arcades. As well as for Green Man Gaming, he can be found writing for The Guardian, Empire, TechRadar and Pocket-Lint. He’s currently having trouble deciding whether his favourite console is his Xbox One X or his Switch, and plays a wide range of games, but especially RPGs (he loves a good JRPG) action-adventure titles, shooters of all descriptions and driving games. Follow him here.